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BAHAMAS HANDBOOK 1968
by Etienne Dupuch Jr Publications Ltd.

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	TABLE OF CONTENTS Bahamas Map Foreword by the Governor -Introduction to the Bahamas Features -Island’s most notorious Governor -Lead, kindly light -Nassau’s remarkable crab lady -Flying caravan seeks treasure, finds pleasure -Why people live longer in the Bahamas -Six of Nassau’s oldest homes -The village that time forgot -Fashion in the Bahamas -Life on a remote island Government -How our government works -Location of Government offices -Pindling: New Premier of the Bahamas -Cabinet Ministers -Cabinet ministers’ Portfolios and responsibilities -Permanent Secretaries to the Ministries -The Bahamas Senate -House of Assembly -Government Boards and Committees -Chief Public Service Officials -Out island Department -Consuls, Representatives of Foreign Governments Business & Finance -Colony on the move -Can the Bahamas business balloon soar higher? -Tips for new residents -Financial services galore -Where the money comes from -U.S. Tax advantages for American firms here -Tax benefits for Canadians -Your guide to Bahamas real estate -How Bahamas trains its work force -Portfolio of big U.S. Investment Salt Farming Wood and Sugar Freeport/Lucaya -The Groves report -What is the Hawksbill Creek Act? -To see the world, Stay here -How we built a city from scratch -Property guide to Freeport/Lucaya -Why the Buntings came to Freeport -How Freeport woos new industry -Three industrial case histories -Questions they ask about Freeport -Freeport Classified Directory Tourism -The questions vacationers ask most -Characters of the Bahamas underworld General Information -Airstrips, building permits, car and driver’s licence, climate, company formation, cost of living, currency conversion, customs duty, flora, geography, holidays, hotel and industry encouragement, immigration, imports and exports, lawyers, population, ports of entry, postal information, schools, trade unions, voting, wages, etc. -Nassau Classified Directory -Advertisers Index ORDER NOW!

	Reviews “…contains more information on The Bahamas than any other book we know.” - Boston Globe (U.S.) “…enough information to make you an expert…” - The Financial Post (Canada) “The Bahamas Handbook is not only interesting and informative, but one of the most respected publications in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas…” - Governor-General Sir Milo B. Butler (Bahamas)